TOTALISATOR AND BOOKMAKER.
I think that Mr. Frank Eyre also belong® to the class possessing unbalanced judgments especially when he declares that there is n° greater parasite in the country t& e totalisator. Ido not look upon the totalisator or the bookmaker as parasites, but just one ot the channels by which money is circulated, and there is one thing in their favour, ana that is, money circulating in this way is kept in the country. When Mr. John Rowe slated the bookmakers he did overstep the mark, bu he was only following what seems to be tie general tendency these times, and that 1S *° try to get the Government's assistance in maK' ing his particular business free from c 015 1" petition. The bookmaker is a necessity nowadays, because he enables a large number o followers of the sport of kings to bet witflin their means. The trouble with the totalisator is that investments at ten shillings a time are too high considering the smallest investmen on an English "tote" is only two shillings. >' 9 could have a two-shilling "tote" here if it was not for the fact that racing is run in tj" country on too lavish a scale compared wi the size of its population. Por instance, fou racecourses in a comparatively small I ' Auckland is ridiculous. J-' •
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Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 164, 14 July 1930, Page 6
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221TOTALISATOR AND BOOKMAKER. Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 164, 14 July 1930, Page 6
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